How we scored it
Aqueous steam-distillate (hydrosol); convention rates distillate waters at 1.0.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.
Where it comes from
Produced by steam-distilling the leaves of Backhousia citriodora (lemon myrtle) and collecting the aqueous fraction. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A fragrant water made by steam-distilling lemon myrtle leaves, used as a humectant. It's the condensed water collected alongside the plant's essential oil during distillation.
CosIng definition: Backhousia Citriodora Leaf Water is the aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the leaves of Backhousia citriodora.
References
- 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
- 2BACKHOUSIA CITRIODORA LEAF WATER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3BACKHOUSIA CITRIODORA LEAF WATER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BACKHOUSIA%20CITRIODORA%20LEAF%20WATER